Neighborhood Profile

Sunset Beach

Huntington Beach, CA | Orange County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
66.4
National rank: #2,137 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
67.2
Score
Value Opportunity
44.5
Score
Momentum
95.8
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationHuntington Beach, CA
CountyOrange County
National rank#2,137 of 14,967
State rank#164 of 1,814
City rankNot available
County rank#7 of 100
National percentile85.7
National bandTOP_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$2,810,979
Year-over-year home value change8.3%
Month-over-month home value change0.99%
Home value to income ratio22.40
Median household income$125,513
Bachelor's degree or higher61.4%
Civilian unemployment rate0.1%
Homeownership rate46.5%
Housing vacancy rate47.7%
Rent burden 30% or higher43.2%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in Sunset Beach

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Sunset Beach?

Sunset Beach is ranked No published Huntington Beach rank is currently available; #164 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #2,137 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Sunset Beach one of the best neighborhoods in Huntington Beach?

Sunset Beach has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 66.4 and a city ranking of No published Huntington Beach rank is currently available.

How much are homes worth in Sunset Beach?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Sunset Beach is approximately $2,810,979.

Are home values rising or falling in Sunset Beach?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 8.3% year over year and 0.99% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Sunset Beach?

Sunset Beach has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 95.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Sunset Beach?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $125,513.

How affordable is Sunset Beach relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 22.40. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Sunset Beach primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 46.5%.

What is the unemployment rate in Sunset Beach?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.1%.

How educated are residents of Sunset Beach?

Approximately 61.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Sunset Beach face high rent burden?

Approximately 43.2% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Sunset Beach?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications4
Estimated originations3
Home-purchase applications2
Origination rate64.1%
Home-purchase share53.6%
Average application loan$1,268,006
Total application loan amount$5,240,945
National application rank#13,992 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 45.8% YoY; originations 32.7% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.